The suspect approached a man walking to his car, pointed a gun at him, and demanded money, Berger said. The victim told the man that he did not have any money, but had a bank card.

The suspect demanded that the man walk to a nearby ATM machine. The victim withdrew $20, and gave it to the suspect who then ran away.

Deputies in a sheriff’s helicopter spotted a man matching the suspect’s description near a nearby riverbed shortly after the robbery, Berger said. They apprehended the man, and found him carrying an airgun pistol and $20.

Berger did not immediately release the suspect’s name, but said he had been arrested on suspicion of armed robbery.

Sandy Mazza is a freelancer. She previously worked for Southern California News Group as a city reporter covering Carson and Hawthorne and specializing in features about Los Angeles' growing Silicon Beach tech, bioscience, and aerospace sectors.